Archive | Conservation

By Jana Dean From a talk given at the United Nations. was invited to speak here because I spend a lot of time with some of the funniest, most hopeful and energetic people on the planet: thirteen and fourteen year olds. While my official charge is to teach math and science concepts, my students learn […]

Interview by Chris Gertschen Jon Marvel is the founder and executive director of the Western Watersheds Project. Mission The mission of Western Watersheds Project is to protect and restore western watersheds and wildlife through education, public policy initiatives and litigation. Western Watersheds Project is a non-profit conservation group founded in 1993 with 1400 members and […]

Rick Johnson has served as executive director of the Idaho Conservation League for 16 years. ICL is Idaho’s leading voice for conservation. Interview by Chris Gertschen CG: Is there one particular event or series of events that led you to a profession in conservation? RJ: Yes, if you focus on the profession part. I got […]

Interview by Chris Gertschen Charles Saylan is co-founder and executive director of the California-based Ocean Conservation Society. He co-authored with Daniel Blumstein, a biology professor at the University of California-Los Angeles, “The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It)”. (more…)

Interview by Chris Gertschen Wendy Francis, Program Director, has been involved with Y2Y (Yellowstone to Yukon) since its inception. She chaired the board from 2003-2005 and was interim Executive Director in 2002-2003. Educated in law and biology, Wendy previously held positions as Director of Conservation and Science at Ontario Nature, Interim Executive Director at the […]

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Daily EE Activity Idea

Develop a Nature Trail on Your Schoolgrounds

Social Studies—Grades 9-12

Create a mini-park, environmental study area, or a nature trail as a tribute to the school and community. A community fund-raising activity could help a class or school financially support the project.